AccelEvents

MARCH 4, 2021

With the events industry focused on hybrid and virtual events instead of more traditional live events, event producers need to pay careful attention to the attendee experience. With an online event, those factors are non-existent and care must be taken to ensure that each virtual attendee has an immersive experience.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 25, 2020

Virtual events offer a lot of benefits to an event organizer. Virtual attendees can see benefits as well! A virtual event means that those face-to-face interactions will not be possible but that does not mean that you can’t facilitate and encourage networking all the same. . Does your platform allow for virtual business cards?

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AccelEvents

MARCH 23, 2021

Fortunately, virtual and hybrid events can mitigate some of these challenges. Hosting a virtual or hybrid event allows a brand to create a super event that satisfies attendees while focusing on lead retrieval. Read on to learn how hybrid and virtual events can supplement your marketing efforts through advanced lead retrieval.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 15, 2020

But the virtual space is not just limited to virtual staff meetings or social gatherings. Virtual conferences and trade shows are becoming the new industry standard. Best Practices for Running a Virtual Trade Show. If you are new to creating virtual trade shows , there are a few things you should keep in mind.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

As planners all over the world move their events online or to a hybrid format, the use of virtual event platforms continues to grow. These platforms can help event planners and organizers market and host a virtual event, like a conference or a trade show, that delivers the same quality and value as a live event.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

As planners all over the world move their events online or to a hybrid format, the use of virtual event platforms continues to grow. These platforms can help event planners and organizers market and host a virtual event, like a conference or a trade show, that delivers the same quality and value as a live event.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

For corporate holiday events, you might have considered hosting a virtual holiday party such as a Santa exchange. Business, non-profits, and charities should consider hosting a virtual holiday fundraiser like a virtual gala. Things to Consider Before Planning Your Virtual Holiday Fundraiser.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 28, 2020

These impromptu networking opportunities are not possible at a virtual event. It can seem difficult to think of networking ideas for your virtual event, but we’re here to help. To that end, here is a list of creative and original networking ideas to include at your next virtual event. Virtual Networking Ideas.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 4, 2021

With the events industry focused on hybrid and virtual events instead of more traditional live events, event producers need to pay careful attention to the attendee experience. With an online event, those factors are non-existent and care must be taken to ensure that each virtual attendee has an immersive experience.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 16, 2021

Since your consumers are, often for the first time, interacting with your brand through a virtual event or a hybrid event, it can be difficult to gauge how well your brand is being perceived and the ways your attendees are enjoying the experience. . So, here are 16 reasons why you should choose an all-in-one virtual event software: .

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 16, 2021

Virtual and hybrid event platforms like Accelevents will have features designed for automating your event marketing efforts. Augmented reality spaces, perfect for virtual exhibitors. For your hybrid event, you’ll want to figure out how your exhibitors will interact with your in-person attendees and virtual attendees.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

As a general rule, donations pages should be simple, optimized for mobile giving, and ask for the minimal amount of information required to make a donation and to capture a donor’s contact information. Be sure to embed your avatar or logo and embed hashtag for the campaign on the images and graphics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

I attended a meeting at the SLTechSoup Office, a discussion forum on Avatar Marketing hosted by Harvard Berkman Center , and visited a donation site for the Make A Wish Foundation. Then I teleported off to the Berkman Center discussion on Avatar Marketing. This is an example of virtual grassroots fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2007

Hat tip to Jay Moonah for the pointer to this Gartner article about virtual worlds. Meaningful corporate use of public virtual worlds/platforms will lag. Meaningful corporate use of public virtual worlds/platforms will lag. Gartner's five laws for exploring virtual worlds at the enterprise level. second life, ???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. Something to make the virtual world better and empowering the community in a unique way. Here's a few: Question: What role do you see MacArthur in building credible information? to the USC folks).

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NTEN

AUGUST 4, 2011

The basic game-mechanics are points, levels, challenges, virtual goods, and leaderboards. Points and credits are also the intermediate step that enables challenges, leaderboards, and the obtaining of virtual goods. Every game-mechanic is tightly tied to and fulfills a different game-dynamic, but also influences others in a minor way.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

To remain relevant and generate revenues, many industries and businesses are moving their events to a virtual space. . An industry like publishing can also take advantage of this shift to virtual events by driving revenue through a virtual event. Why Shift to Virtual Events. How the Publishing Industry Can Shift.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

People can text HERO to 30644 to receive information about how they can get involved in the fight against pancreatic cancer. There are times constituents may ask questions about how to get involved with the organization or are looking for information because a loved one has recently been diagnosed. Anything else?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2009

One way that nonprofits and libraries can reduce their carbon footprints from travel is to try out (and adopt) new tools for virtual meetings. One free service is Second Life, the most prominent online 3D virtual world where users can meet and socialize using voice and text chat. It's was not as easy as my old Nintendo controller.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A Facebook app that creatively displays you and your Facebook friends in a virtual museum. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Simply plug in your nonprofits’s website URL and you can seen cached versions of your site going back to 1996. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2006

(Click through to the larger version to read the poster) I've been going to meetings on information island at the TechSoup area in Second Life where a small group of avatars interested in nonprofits and Second Life have been busy working on some exciting plans lead by Susan Tenby of TechSoup. Next meeting is 10:30 a.m.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

To remain relevant and generate revenues, many industries and businesses are moving their events to a virtual space. . An industry like publishing can also take advantage of this shift to virtual events by driving revenue through a virtual event. Why Shift to Virtual Events. How the Publishing Industry Can Shift.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Should you have a dress and behavior code for staff and others who become "friends", including their avatars? "We advise establishing codes of behavior that apply in any circumstance when an employee is acting as a company representative, whether in a real or virtual environment." " Is it a good use of funds?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

The Tech Virtual is a project that allows people to conceptualize and prototype exhibits online. The online platform has two parts: a website , where all projects originate, and a Second Life presence ("The Tech" in Second Life), where participants can communicate in real-time, share ideas, and build virtual prototypes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2007

In Second Life, you can build a 3-D display and donation box where avatars can contribute Linden dollars. That's my avatar sitting on top of the donation box (it spins!) But, avatars who raising money in Second Life for their causes are also spreading the word to others. I had a tip jar in my avatar???s

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2007

Today, an interview with Sibley Verbeck (Hathor's his virtual name), founder/CEO of the Electric Sheep Company , which does experience design for real-world companies in virtual worlds including Second Life. Virtual worlds provide an opportunity for social engagement with content, and 2. How would you define virtual worlds?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2006

Last week, I met an avatar named Budley Omegamu who turned out to be Sombit Mishra who is a Technology Associate at GlobalGiving. The most attractive components of Second Life are that physical distance is a non-factor and information can be disseminated easily, which is exactly how we want people to feel about the GlobalGiving experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

danah boyd has a post called " On Being Virtual " (be sure to read the comments) As Kevin Gamble on the SLED list notes, what she seems to be saying is that if you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it's not about divorcing the physical social structures to live virtually. Come on, get real already.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

For example, at the BlogHer in Second Life panels and social events no problems were report as indicated by this report by VintFalken and the Information Literacy Weblog. Griefing can turn a virtual event into an unpleasant experience. Griefers are the virtual world equivalent of trolls, cyberbullies, and hackers.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

In January, I interviewed Sibley about the potential use of virtual worlds and Second Life by museums, but in the four months since then, the virtual world platform--and the hype around it--has exploded. Sibley's company has developed virtual world projects for CBS, AOL, the NBA, Reuters, and many others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

Her articles are informative, well written, and provide good context. whether formal, like focus groups and surveys, or informal is imperative in order to create an effective strategy. s new information that???s ve been exploring Second Life and avatar marketing ??? Take for example her write up on Games for Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Games for Social Change gaming and libraries was recently published and the author is the Shifted Librarian and My Avatar Wears Tight Jeans and 4 Other Things I learned from Internet Librarian 2006 is worth the read from Michael Stephens.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

60) Search « M+R and NTEN CMS, Email, Fundraising Benchmarks Study | Main | 51% of Donors Not At All Interested in Social Networks » Monday Apr 21 2008 EENs Avatars Campaign Brings Online Marketing to Life Monday, April 21, 2008 at 02:56PM | by Caitlin Ochs Imagine having the ability to translate virtual reality into actual reality.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

60) Search « M+R and NTEN CMS, Email, Fundraising Benchmarks Study | Main | 51% of Donors Not At All Interested in Social Networks » Monday Apr 21 2008 EENs Avatars Campaign Brings Online Marketing to Life Monday, April 21, 2008 at 02:56PM | by Caitlin Ochs Imagine having the ability to translate virtual reality into actual reality.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

public information??? why does someone spend so much time in a game world customising their avatar???? A wiki filled with information and presentations about Second Life in Higher Education. There's a few recent posts on Mass Digging As Virtual Activism well worth a read. For me, the web and 2.0

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

And so, informed by my experiences as a kindegardener, I humbly submit a couple good (and bad) points on sharing. Destroy TV is, among other things, an application that allows people who have the web but can't access Second Life (a 3D virtual world application), to operate a live camera in Second Life and chat with avatars in the world.

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